Running back, Temple (from Illinois), 2017–⁠21

Ra’Von Bonner

Number
No. 21
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Ra’Von Bonner played running back at Illinois (2017–⁠20) and Temple (2021).

Career highs

111rushing yards, career highvs. Iowa, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Illinois672023.0419
2018Illinois724105.7333
2019Illinois652253.5314
2021Temple351383.9214
Career2399754.11233

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Illinois252.507
2018Illinois3113.707
2019Illinois46716.8128
2021Temple77010.0025
Career161539.6128

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Illinois21RBYr 1
2018Illinois21RBYr 2
2019Illinois21RBYr 3
2020Illinois21RBYr 4
2021Temple21RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Illinois70-0.076th (n=287)0.12-4.918%-0.04
2018Illinois740.1962nd (n=300)0.1514.010%0.20
2019Illinois680.0115th (n=287)0.130.59%0.01
2021Temple420.26––10.98%0.19

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Temple 9 games, 138 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11atAkronW 45–⁠24953114––
Oct 2vs.MemphisW 34–⁠314503212
Oct 8atCincinnatiL 3–⁠522907––
Oct 23atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠341303––
Oct 30vs.UCFL 7–⁠49735013216
Nov 6atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠451101––
Nov 13vs.HoustonL 8–⁠371303125
Nov 20atTulsaL 10–⁠4462106112
Nov 27vs.NavyL 14–⁠38481515
2019 Illinois 12 games, 225 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.AkronW 42–⁠3638111––
Sep 7atUConnW 31–⁠23101905128
Sep 14vs.Eastern MichiganL 31–⁠3441618––
Sep 21vs.NebraskaL 38–⁠425131818
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 17–⁠402805––
Oct 12vs.MichiganL 25–⁠42814012––
Oct 26atPurdueW 24–⁠61048010––
Nov 2vs.RutgersW 38–⁠10426014––
Nov 9atMichigan StateW 37–⁠341101––
Nov 23atIowaL 10–⁠197220616
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠293302125
Dec 30 ✦vs.CaliforniaL 20–⁠3551705––
2018 Illinois 11 games, 410 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Kent StateW 31–⁠2472618––
Sep 8vs.Western IllinoisW 34–⁠14722012––
Sep 15vs.South FloridaL 19–⁠2541907––
Sep 21vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠63442016––
Oct 6atRutgersW 38–⁠1741807––
Oct 13vs.PurdueL 7–⁠4611201213
Oct 20atWisconsinL 20–⁠49638118––
Oct 27atMarylandL 33–⁠6352105––
Nov 10atNebraskaL 35–⁠541081133––
Nov 17vs.IowaL 0–⁠632111101928
Nov 24atNorthwesternL 16–⁠24320014––
2017 Illinois 6 games, 202 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.Western KentuckyW 20–⁠7122508––
Sep 15atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠472111––
Sep 29vs.NebraskaL 6–⁠28410061−2
Oct 7atIowaL 16–⁠451247119––
Oct 14vs.RutgersL 24–⁠35196211417
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 17–⁠24185719––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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